Dennis Rodman says the owners are at fault in the NBA lockout, but the players should ease their demands to help end the dispute that has already cost the league the first two weeks of the season. Rodman, a seven-time rebounding champion, was in the league in 1999 when the season was cut to 50 games because of a lockout. He questions the resolve of the players. [Detroit Free Press]

Imagine a world without an NBA Lockout, where the NBA regular season is just around the corner. An alternate universe. SB Nation presents nearly 100 reasons we would be excited for the NBA. [SB Nation]

In the ‘From Chevette to Corvette’ series, Patrick Hayes explains why the Pistons' 2000-01 season was one of the worst in franchise history. The Pistons lost Grant Hill, one of the league’s biggest stars on and off the court in the 1990s, a perennial All-Star and one of the NBA’s most popular players. It could’ve been years before the team sniffed contention again. Instead, because of some shrewd, luck, savvy — whatever you want to call them — moves, the Pistons were able to relatively quickly recover from what could’ve been a ruinous blow. [PistonPowered]

The first two weeks of the NBA season has been canceled, more cancellations could be on the way, and there's plenty of blame to go around. The biggest piece of the pie belongs to the head honchos: commissioner David Stern and his owners, because they can't exhibit fiscal control. [Detroit News]

According to Jonas Jerebko, Rodney Stuckey has joined the world of Twitter. [Twitter]

Lawrence Frank was unwavering in his desire to be a basketball coach from the time he was 13 years old. But five years after graduating from Indiana, he had a moment where he wondered if there was something else out there for him. [Pistons.com]

The NBA lockout has already dragged on for months, and with both sides deeply divided, it could last much longer. But through it all, one thing's never changed: David Stern isn't telling the truth. [SB Nation]

The rift between the NBA and its players' union, according to commissioner David Stern, is a "wide gulf," and the result has been the cancellation of all exhibitions and the first two weeks of the regular season — with more possibly to come. The sides have agreed to meet next week with the federal mediator who attempted to resolve the NFL lockout. [Detroit News]

Every time David Stern opens his mouth to talk about the NBA lockout these days, the laugh-o-meter gets pegged ... until you consider the damage the commish is doing to the game. [SB Nation]